Subdeacon

Subdeacon
Subdeacon Sub*dea"con, n. [Pref. sub- + deacon: cf. L. subdiaconus.] (Eccl.) One belonging to an order in the Roman Catholic Church, next interior to the order of deacons; also, a member of a minor order in the Greek Church. [1913 Webster]

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  • Subdeacon — (or sub deacon) is a title used in various branches of Christianity.Eastern OrthodoxyA subdeacon is the highest of the minor orders of clergy in the Eastern Orthodox Church. This order is higher than the reader and lower than the deacon. The… …   Wikipedia

  • Subdeacon — • The subdiaconate is the lowest of the sacred or major orders in the Latin Church. It is defined as the power by which one ordained as a subdeacon may carry the chalice with wine to the altar, prepare the necessaries for the Eucharist, and read… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • subdeacon — [sub′dē΄kən] n. [ME subdecon (< sub ,SUB + deken,DEACON) based on LL(Ec) subdiaconus] 1. R.C.Ch. Historical a cleric ranking just below a deacon 2. Eastern Ch. a cleric ranking just above a lector …   English World dictionary

  • subdeacon — noun Etymology: Middle English subdecon, from Anglo French subdiakene, from Late Latin subdiaconus, from Latin sub + Late Latin diaconus deacon more at deacon Date: 14th century a cleric ranking below a deacon: as a. a cleric in the lowest of the …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Subdeacon —    In former times the name given to him who assisted the Celebrant at the Holy Communion was Deacon, and the name Subdeacon to one who waited on the Deacon as the Deacon waited on the Celebrant, and he was permitted to read the Epistle. In time …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • subdeacon — /sub dee keuhn, sub dee /, n. a member of the clerical order next below that of deacon. [1275 1325; ME subdecon, dekene < LL subdiaconus. See SUB , DEACON] * * * …   Universalium

  • subdeacon — noun A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist …   Wiktionary

  • Subdeacon — According to church orders he is counted to be below a deacon, whose duty in the Roman Catholic and the Eastern churches is to prepare the holy vessels for the Mass, and who in Anglican churches reads the epistle at the Eucharist. A hand is not… …   Dictionary of church terms

  • subdeacon — n. member of the clergy ranking next below deacon …   English contemporary dictionary

  • subdeacon — noun (in some Christian Churches) a minister of an order ranking below deacon. Derivatives subdeaconate noun …   English new terms dictionary

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